red mist

Definitions

1. 1

   Uncontrollable rage, anger sufficient to prevent clear thinking.

   • What was that tackle about? The red mist still descends on Beckham occasionally.
   • Slowly the red mist faded from before Tarzan’s eyes. Things began to take form—he was regaining the perspective of civilized man.
   • On the face of it, this appears to have fit into a pattern that seems familiar with Vettel's errors in recent times. In stressed moments, a sort of red mist seems to descend that reduces his capacity for rational thinking.
2. 2

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, mist.

   • the red mists of the morning

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